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They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, &#8216They are my people,&#8217 and they will say, &#8216The LORD is our God.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/zechariah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will bring that group through the fire and make them pure. I will refine them like silver and purify them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘These are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’” <a href="/esv/zechariah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people’; and they will say, ‘The LORD is my God.’” <a href="/bsb/zechariah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’” <a href="/kjv/zechariah/13.htm">King James Bible</a> And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God. <a href="/nkjv/zechariah/13.htm">New King James Version</a> I will bring the one-third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’; And each one will say, ‘The LORD is my God.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/zechariah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are My people,’ And they will say, ‘The LORD is my God.’” <a href="/nasb/zechariah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say, &#8216They are My people,&#8217 And they will say, &#8216The LORD is my God.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/zechariah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are My people,’ And they will say, ‘The LORD is my God.’” <a href="/lsb/zechariah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And I will bring the third part through the fire And refine them as silver is refined And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are My people,’ And they will say, ‘Yahweh is my God.’” <a href="/amp/zechariah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will listen and answer them; I will say, ‘They are My people,’ And they will say, ‘The LORD is my God.’” <a href="/csb/zechariah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will put this third through the fire; I will refine them as silver is refined and test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/zechariah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will put this third through the fire; I will refine them as silver is refined and test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say: They are My people, and they will say: Yahweh is our God.&#8221 <a href="/asv/zechariah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God. <a href="/cev/zechariah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then I will purify them and put them to the test, just as gold and silver are purified and tested. They will pray in my name, and I will answer them. I will say, "You are my people," and they will reply, "You, LORD, are our God!" <a href="/erv/zechariah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, The LORD is my God. <a href="/gwt/zechariah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will bring this third [of the people] through the fire. I will refine them as silver is refined. I will test them as gold is tested. They will call on me, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people.' They will reply, 'The LORD is our God.'" <a href="/gnt/zechariah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> And I will test the third that survives and will purify them as silver is purified by fire. I will test them as gold is tested. Then they will pray to me, and I will answer them. I will tell them that they are my people, and they will confess that I am their God." <a href="/isv/zechariah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> And I will bring that surviving third through, testing them as if through fire, purifying them like silver, assaying them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'This is my people,' and they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'" <a href="/msb/zechariah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ?They are My people,? and they will say, ?The LORD is our God.?? <a href="/net/zechariah/13.htm">NET Bible</a> Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say, 'These are my people,' and they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'" <a href="/nheb/zechariah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, 'It is my people;' and they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'" <a href="/wbt/zechariah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, The LORD is my God. <a href="/web/zechariah/13.htm">World English Bible</a> I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, ‘It is my people;’ and they will say, ‘Yahweh is my God.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/zechariah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I have brought the third into fire, "" And refined them like a refining of silver, "" And have tried them like a trying of gold, "" It calls in My Name, and I answer it, "" I have said, It [is] My people, "" And it says, YHWH [is] my God!” <a href="/ylt/zechariah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I have brought the third into fire, And refined them like a refining of silver, And have tried them like a trying of gold, It doth call in My name, and I answer it, I have said, 'My people it is,' And it saith, 'Jehovah is my God!' <a href="/slt/zechariah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I brought the third through fire, and I purified them as purifying silver, and I tried them as trying gold: he shall call on my name and I will answer him: I said, He is my people; and he shall say, Jehovah my God.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/zechariah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined: and I will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say: Thou art my people: and they shall say: The Lord is my God. <a href="/cpdv/zechariah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will lead the third part through fire, and I will burn them just as silver is burned, and I will test them just as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will heed them. I will say, “You are my people.” And they will say, “The Lord is my God.” <a href="/nabre/zechariah/13.htm">New American Bible</a> I will bring the one third through the fire; I will refine them as one refines silver, and I will test them as one tests gold. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them; I will say, “They are my people,” and they will say, “The LORD is my God.” <a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And I will put this third into the fire, refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, “They are my people”; and they will say, “The LORD is our God.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will cause the third part to pass through the fire, and will refine them as they refine silver, and will try them as they try gold; they shall call on my name, and I will answer them; I will say, They are my people; and they shall say, The LORD is my God. <a href="/hpbt/zechariah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall bring the third that are left into fire and I shall refine them as they refine silver, and I shall prove them as they prove gold. He shall call in my name and I shall answer him, and I shall say: “This is my people”, and he shall say: ”LORD JEHOVAH, my God!” <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/zechariah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I will bring the third part through the fire, And will refine them as silver is refined, And will try them as gold is tried; They shall call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say: 'It is My people', And they shall say: 'The LORD is my God.' <a href="/sep/zechariah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will bring the third part through the fire, and I will try them as silver is tried, and I will prove them as gold is proved: they shall call upon my name, and I will hear them, and say, This is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God. <a href="/parallel/zechariah/13-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=2099" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/zechariah/13.htm">The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered</a> …8And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it. 9<a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: haš·šə·li·šîṯ (Art:: Number-ofs) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">This third</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">I will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: bā·’êš (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">through the fire;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6884.htm" title="6884: ū·ṣə·rap̄·tîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To smelt, refine, test. A primitive root; to fuse, i.e. Refine.">I will refine them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: hak·ke·sep̄ (Art:: N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">like silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/6884.htm" title="6884: kiṣ·rōp̄ (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To smelt, refine, test. A primitive root; to fuse, i.e. Refine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/974.htm" title="974: ū·ḇə·ḥan·tîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To examine, try. A primitive root; to test; generally and figuratively, to investigate.">and test them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: haz·zā·hāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">like gold.</a> <a href="/hebrew/974.htm" title="974: kiḇ·ḥōn (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To examine, try. A primitive root; to test; generally and figuratively, to investigate."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: yiq·rā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">They will call</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: ḇiš·mî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">on My name,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">and I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ’e·‘ĕ·neh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To answer, respond.">will answer them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I will say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">‘They are My people,’</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">and they</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: yō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">will say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">‘The LORD is</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hāy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God.’”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Malachi 3:3</a> And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness. <a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a> See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. <a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6-7</a> In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials / so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. <a href="/proverbs/17-3.htm">Proverbs 17:3</a> A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts. <a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a> When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. <a href="/jeremiah/9-7.htm">Jeremiah 9:7</a> Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people? <a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a> his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. <a href="/job/23-10.htm">Job 23:10</a> Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold. <a href="/revelation/3-18.htm">Revelation 3:18</a> I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. <a href="/psalms/66-10.htm">Psalm 66:10</a> For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver. <a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Isaiah 1:25</a> I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities. <a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6-11</a> For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” / Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? / If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. ... <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18-22</a> “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are but the dross of silver. / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because all of you have become dross, behold, I will gather you into Jerusalem. / Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and melt you. ... <a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Romans 5:3-5</a> Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; / perseverance, character; and character, hope. / And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. <a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a> Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, / because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.bring.<a href="/psalms/66-10.htm">Psalm 66:10-12</a> For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried… <a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a> When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.<a href="/1_corinthians/3-11.htm">1 Corinthians 3:11-13</a> For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ… refine.<a href="/job/23-10.htm">Job 23:10</a> But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.<a href="/proverbs/17-3.htm">Proverbs 17:3</a> The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.<a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a> Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.they shall call.<a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">Zechariah 10:6</a> And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.<a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a> And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.<a href="/psalms/34-15.htm">Psalm 34:15-19</a> The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry… It is my people.<a href="/zechariah/8-8.htm">Zechariah 8:8</a> And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.<a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12,44,45</a> And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people… <a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">Deuteronomy 26:17-19</a> Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/11-17.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-6.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-3.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm">Part</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-6.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/daniel/11-35.htm">Refine</a> <a href="/daniel/12-10.htm">Refined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-7.htm">Refining</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-13.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/daniel/1-14.htm">Test</a> <a href="/daniel/12-10.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-12.htm">They</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-8.htm">Third</a> <a href="/daniel/12-10.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-3.htm">Try</a> <a href="/daniel/8-15.htm">Trying</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/malachi/1-10.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-14.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/malachi/2-2.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-18.htm">Part</a> <a href="/matthew/5-44.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Refine</a> <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Refined</a> <a href="/psalms/66-10.htm">Refining</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-14.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Test</a> <a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/matthew/21-37.htm">They</a> <a href="/matthew/15-32.htm">Third</a> <a href="/matthew/3-14.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/malachi/1-8.htm">Try</a> <a href="/matthew/2-20.htm">Trying</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 13</div>1. <a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm">The fountain of purgation for Jerusalem,</a> 2. <a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">from idolatry, and false prophecy.</a> 7. <a href="/zechariah/13-7.htm">The death of Christ, and the trial of a third part.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The phrase "this third" refers to a remnant, a concept frequently found in the Bible where a portion of the people is preserved through trials. The imagery of fire is often used in Scripture to symbolize purification and testing (<a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>). In ancient metallurgy, fire was used to purify metals, removing impurities. This process is analogous to God's refining of His people, indicating a period of trial meant to purify and strengthen their faith.I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. Refining silver and testing gold were common practices in ancient times, involving intense heat to separate precious metals from impurities. This metaphor illustrates God's intention to purify His people, removing sin and idolatry. The process is not only about judgment but also about restoration and sanctification. This theme is echoed in passages like <a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a> and <a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a>, where trials are seen as a means to prove and improve faith.They will call on My name, and I will answer them. Calling on God's name signifies a relationship and reliance on Him. This promise of answered prayer reflects a restored relationship between God and His people, reminiscent of the covenant relationship described in passages like <a href="/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3</a>. It underscores the faithfulness of God to respond to those who earnestly seek Him, as seen in <a href="/psalms/91-15.htm">Psalm 91:15</a>.I will say, ‘They are My people,’ This declaration reaffirms the covenant relationship between God and His people, echoing the covenant language found in <a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a> and <a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23</a>. It signifies acceptance and ownership, indicating that despite past unfaithfulness, God restores His people to their rightful place as His own.and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’” This response from the people signifies acknowledgment and acceptance of God’s sovereignty and lordship. It reflects a mutual relationship where the people recognize and submit to God as their ruler and protector. This echoes the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>, where the declaration of God’s oneness and the call to love Him with all one's heart is central to the faith of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is actively involved in refining and purifying His people. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_third.htm">The Third</a> A remnant of the people who are preserved and refined through trials, symbolizing those who remain faithful to God. 3. <a href="/topical/f/fire.htm">Fire</a> A metaphor for trials and purification, representing the process through which God purifies His people. 4. <a href="/topical/s/silver_and_gold.htm">Silver and Gold</a> Precious metals that require refining to remove impurities, symbolizing the spiritual purification of God's people. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_god.htm">The People of God</a> Those who, after being refined, recognize and affirm their relationship with God, declaring Him as their Lord.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_trials.htm">The Purpose of Trials</a> Trials are not meant to destroy but to purify and strengthen our faith, much like the refining of precious metals. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_refinement.htm">God's Faithfulness in Refinement</a> Even in the midst of trials, God remains faithful. He promises to answer those who call on His name, affirming His relationship with them. <a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_being_refined.htm">The Value of Being Refined</a> Just as refined silver and gold are more valuable, so is a faith that has been tested and purified. Embrace the refining process as a means to grow closer to God. <a href="/topical/i/identity_as_god's_people.htm">Identity as God's People</a> The ultimate goal of refinement is to solidify our identity as God's people, who recognize Him as our Lord and Savior. <a href="/topical/c/calling_on_god's_name.htm">Calling on God's Name</a> In times of trial, we are encouraged to call on God's name, trusting that He will respond and affirm His covenant with us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 13</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_refiner's_fire.htm">What is the meaning of Refiner's Fire?</a> <a href="/q/is_'refiner's_fire'_purely_symbolic.htm">Malachi 3:2 – Is the “refiner’s fire” imagery purely symbolic, and does it conflict with any scientific or historical understanding of purification? </a> <a href="/q/is_there_real_evidence_of_fiery_glass_sea.htm">Revelation 15:2 describes a sea of glass mixed with fire—what evidence exists for such a phenomenon in reality? </a> <a href="/q/where's_proof_of_god's_unchanging_love.htm">Where is the evidence of God’s unchanging love, as questioned in Psalm 89:49, considering the apparent abandonment of David’s dynasty and Israel’s subsequent struggles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - Through the fire. This third part, like its Master, passes through much tribulation, and is thereby refined and purified (comp. <a href="/psalms/66-10.htm">Psalm 66:10</a>; <a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/9-7.htm">Jeremiah 9:7</a>; <a href="/daniel/12-10.htm">Daniel 12:10</a>; <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Malachi 3:3</a>; <a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6, 7</a>). Call on my Name. In their distress they shall turn in faith to Jehovah, as the covenant God, a very present Help in trouble (<a href="/isaiah/65-24.htm">Isaiah 65:24</a>). Thus is represented God's dealing with his Church in every age. <a href="/commentaries/zechariah/13-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>This third הַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ (haš·šə·li·šîṯ) Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) I will bring וְהֵבֵאתִ֤י (wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go through the fire; בָּאֵ֔שׁ (bā·’êš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> A fire I will refine them וּצְרַפְתִּים֙ (ū·ṣə·rap̄·tîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6884.htm">Strong's 6884: </a> To smelt, refine, test like silver הַכֶּ֔סֶף (hak·ke·sep̄) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money and test them וּבְחַנְתִּ֖ים (ū·ḇə·ḥan·tîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_974.htm">Strong's 974: </a> To test, to investigate like gold. הַזָּהָ֑ב (haz·zā·hāḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky They will call יִקְרָ֣א (yiq·rā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read on My name, בִשְׁמִ֗י (ḇiš·mî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name and I וַֽאֲנִי֙ (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I will answer them. אֶעֱנֶ֣ה (’e·‘ĕ·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> To answer, respond I will say, אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ (’ā·mar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘They ה֣וּא ׀ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are are My people,’ עַמִּ֣י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and they ה֔וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will say, יֹאמַ֖ר (yō·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘The LORD [is] יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel our God.’” אֱלֹהָֽי׃ (’ĕ·lō·hāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 13:9 I will bring the third part into (Zech. 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